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Hansraj Gautam

Hansraj Gautam

@hansraj88.bsky.social

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Postdoc @University of Turku, 🇫🇮 | animal behaviour, ecology and climate change | Working on Asian elephants, focusing on social behaviour, functional ecology & demography 🐘🌿🌳
Past: PhD @JNCASR and postdoc@NCBS, 🇮🇳.

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Environmental science 45%

Psychology 17%

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Euan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 22h

1/13 New paper out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
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Reposted by Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Hansraj Gautam

Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 23h

3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 3d

The Swedish King stepping in it today in Brazil by suggesting that the multilateral climate change process is likely to fail and that Europe does not have any responsibility to pay for climate change impacts on the Global South. He is wrong and should be prevented from making such statements.

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Michael W. Kraus , and 4 more Marc Lynch, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Michael W. Kraus, Silvia Secchi, Robert Wolfe, Lisa Diedrich, Hansraj Gautam

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 5d

Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?

therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...

Hansraj Gautam @hansraj88.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations!!

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 7d

Wow this is good on inequality, especially at minute 5.30 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEnf...

Is inequality inevitable?

YouTube video by TED-Ed

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Julie L. Lockwood, Benjamin Wildermuth , and 1 more Ingolf Kühn, Julie L. Lockwood, Benjamin Wildermuth, Hansraj Gautam

Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 7d

We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Patrick A. Jansen, Chhaya M. Werner , and 3 more Julie L. Lockwood, Patrick A. Jansen, Chhaya M. Werner, Etienne Lalechère, Connor Morozumi, Hansraj Gautam

Tess Grainger @tessgrainger.bsky.social · 7d

New paper out today in Ecology Letters! In this synthesis we dive into the equilibrium assumption in ecology - why it's everywhere in ecological theory, the evidence for it in nature, when meeting the assumption is important, how to achieve it in empirical research, and more! tinyurl.com/yh6kyysm

Drawing of a researcher looking out thoughtfully at mountains, grasslands and intertidal study systems

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 10d

Americans Have No Idea Who Their Government Is Bombing

What percentage of Americans even realize that Trump has bombed Somalia nearly a hundred times this year? I doubt it’s even one percent.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/americans-...

Americans Have No Idea Who Their Government Is Bombing, And Other Notes

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

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Krishna Balasubramaniam @krishsubramaniam.bsky.social · 10d

‼️ Thrilled to share my first article on the Kalahari meerkats ‼️, in @animalecology.bsky.social! Group membership strongly influences gut microbiomes & especially the co-occurrence of beneficial bacteria, beyond animals' age or sex, disease status, or environmental exposure

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Impact of animal socioecology on gut microbial communities: Insights from wild meerkats in the Kalahari

Our study addresses critical gaps at the nexus of animal and microbial ecologies, adding much-needed empirical support to recent theoretical frameworks that have conceptualised gut microbiomes as bei...

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 10d

Senior Research Fellow - conservation & finance
bit.ly/4oRzibT

Part of Oxford EARTH (Ensuring equitable Access to sustainable Resources for a Thriving Habitat), we're seeking someone with interdisciplinary expertise in conservation science, ecology, environmental economics, and nature finance

Reposted by Ben C. Sheldon, Valeria Mazza, Benjamin Larue , and 1 more Ben C. Sheldon, Valeria Mazza, Benjamin Larue, Hansraj Gautam

Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 13d

I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).

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Reposted by Martin Ehbrecht, Hansraj Gautam

Malte Jochum @maltejochum.bsky.social · 13d

Check this out: the global biomass of mammals since 1850
just out in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The global biomass of mammals since 1850 - Nature Communications

Here, the authors estimate mammalian biomass from the 1850’s to today, tracking an increase of over five-fold in human and domesticated mammal biomass and a two-fold decrease in wild mammal biomass. R...

Hansraj Gautam @hansraj88.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations @deepaagashe.bsky.social

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 17d

They Tell Us To Fear Muslims While The US Empire Terrorizes The World

The empire we live under is everything we’re trained to fear. Our own rulers are the murderers. Our own rulers are the terrorists. Our own rulers are the tyrants. Our rulers are the problem.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/they-tell-...

They Tell Us To Fear Muslims While The US Empire Terrorizes The World

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

Reposted by Mark J. Brandt, Benjamin Larue, Hansraj Gautam

Jarome Ali 🇹🇹 🏳️‍🌈 @jarome.bsky.social · 18d

Postdoc position available at NYU Anthropology to work on topics related to longitudinal aging in the long-running (>80 years) study of rhesus macaque biology on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico 🧪 #primates #academicsky

apply.interfolio.com/173938

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Mother rhesus macaque with her baby

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Julie Teichroeb @teichroeb-lab.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to share our new paper on the #social #structure of Rwenzori #colobus multi-male, multi-female core units! We found 3 different patterns but close #male #relationships in all that were long lasting! Paper is behind a paywall but contact us if you want a pdf. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Wild Animal Initiative @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social · 21d

📢 #CFP: Wild Animal Initiative is accepting grant applications for projects studying wild animal welfare.

🗓️ Submit your EOI form by November 14 to be considered.

🧪 #wildlife #biology #zoology #ecoevo #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #physiology #conservation #science

Grants — Wild Animal Initiative

We have an open call for proposals on all grant types. Learn how to apply.

Reposted by David Perkins, Hansraj Gautam

Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 22d

In today’s news, Israel’s stupid fucking genocidal rapists ran over an unexploded ordnance from their own evil carpet bombing campaign, blamed Hamas, started fucking bombing Gaza again, killed scores of civilians, and then quietly backed down on urging from Washington.

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VM @1amnerd.bsky.social · 24d

On Jane Goodall www.randomwalking.org/2025/10/18/o...

On Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall was a celebrated figure in conservation. Her work with chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania redefined primatology. However, more than a few publications as well as co...

www.randomwalking.org

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 24d

A critical remembrance of Jane Goodall for the latest issue of @thecontinent.org. Open to comments and feedback www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

Reposted by Juli G. Pausas, Hansraj Gautam

Margie @paeznyc.bsky.social · 25d

How Trump got his Nobel Peace Prize after all www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

How Trump got his Nobel Peace Prize after all

The Nobel given to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado was really a prize for Donald Trump.

www.aljazeera.com

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CHOAM Nomsky (thankful) @samthielman.com · 25d

Saw some folks saying they didn’t believe Greta Thunberg had been tortured by the Israelis so here is her account. Itamar Ben-Gvir personally oversaw it.

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 29d

The Gaza holocaust will be a litmus test for high-profile figures for decades. Everyone's comments or lack thereof on Israel's genocidal atrocities will be looked up and amplified whenever their name rises to public attention.

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Johnny Townsend @qarchivist.bsky.social · Oct 11

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 9

Whales feed on deep-living krill, but their POOP is 'flocculent' (fluffy?) & floats to the surface.

The nutrients they obtain from eating krill are cycled UPWARDS.

When a krill dies 'naturally' or is eaten by a fish, that poop forms "marine snow" and SINKS where it no longer cycles.

A figure from the cited paper, showing how whale poop floats and that makes all the difference in how nutrients cycle in marine environments.
"Figure 1. A conceptual model of the whale pump. In the common concept of the biological pump, zooplankton feed in the euphotic zone and export nutrients via sinking fecal pellets, and vertical migration. Fish typically release nutrients at the same depth at which they feed. Excretion for marine mammals, tethered to the surface for respiration, is expected to be shallower in the water column than where they feed."

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, John R. Hutchinson, Hugo Mercier , and 2 more Lisa W. Fazio, John R. Hutchinson, Hugo Mercier, David Leclère, Hansraj Gautam

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 9

The global whaling industry experienced a boom c. 1840-1950 as technology allowed whalers to hunt the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Under standard models, we would have expected krill populations to have *exploded*.

Instead, they DROPPED exponentially.

Let's talk about the KRILL PARADOX.

Change in distribution and abundance of southern right whales. (A) Shows historical and contemporary wintering distributions (Figure 1 from Carroll et al., 2018), and (B) shows decline in abundance and subsequent recovery (solid line is the mean, dashed line shows upper and lower 95% CI). Modified Figure 1 from Jackson et al. (2008). Contemporary sightings are divided into regions where large aggregations are seen during winter: Argentina (ARG), Brazil (BZL), South Africa (SAF), southwest Australia (SWA), south central Australia (SCA), and New Zealand sub-Antarctic (NZSA) and regions where sightings are typically of small numbers of individuals per year. The large aggregations are IWC management units and correspond to historical whaling grounds, although another 5 whaling grounds show little sign of recovery. Summer feeding areas are poorly described and so not shown.

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Nikos Smit @nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · Oct 9

MSc thesis!

How does distance to kin influences adult survival?

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · Sep 30

45 ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla are approaching Gaza ... "We need your eyes & your pressure on international institutions to keep everyone safe and to help us achieve our goal of breaking the siege and opening a humanitarian corridor." globalsumudflotilla.org @freedomflotilla.bsky.social